Saturday, March 7, 2020:
Walking along the Thames today from Victoria Embankment Gardens to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, I was amazed by the layers of monumental history everywhere. One of the first things we encountered was Cleopatra's Needle, an ancient Egyptian obelisk flanked by two sphinxes. We assumed the obelisk to be a reproduction, but it was in fact the real thing. It is almost 3,500 years old and was brought to London from Alexandria, the royal city of Cleopatra, in 1877.
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| Victoria Embankment Gardens |
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| Cleopatra's Needle |
Further along our walk, we encountered some of London's most iconic buildings.
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| The "Walkie Talkie" Building also known as 20 Fenchurch Street |
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| The Shard |
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| Roman Emperor Trajan and remains of London's ancient Roman wall |
We arrived at the Tower of London, which is almost 1,000 years old and a building that, well, leaves me speechless.
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| The "White Tower" dating from 1066 |
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| Tower Bridge |
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